Created after the Shadow Nexus infiltration of Episode 2, these neural-augmented lieutenants were implanted with Commander Thorne's strategic consciousness. Their minds now broadcast encrypted command patterns that override independent thought in subordinate operatives during high-risk missions.

Neural command rigs interface with Steel Eagle's tactical network through subdermal antenna arrays. Armor contains loyalty-enforcement injectors and ECM shielding that disrupts Shadow Nexus hacking attempts. Vocal processors emit obedience-triggering frequencies.

Mobile command nodes that execute Thorne's strategies with machinelike precision while automatically demoting/reassigning operatives based on real-time neurochemical loyalty metrics during combat operations.